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Rachel Heath

Assistant Professor
University of Washington

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Rachel Heath is Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Washington. Her research interests are in development and labor economics.

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General equilibrium effects of reducing information frictions in Bangladesh’s apparel sector

Laura Boudreau, Rachel Heath, Shakil Ahmed 31 May 2025

The effects of multinational buyers’ sourcing strategies on Bangladeshi garment workers

Laura Boudreau, Rachel Heath 31 Oct 2021

Economic impacts of COVID-19 on workers and firms in Bangladesh's garment sector

Laura Boudreau, Farria Naeem, Rachel Heath 31 Jan 2021

Understanding workers’ knowledge of working conditions in Bangladeshi garment factories

Laura Boudreau, Rachel Heath 31 Oct 2017

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Economic impacts of Coronavirus-19 on workers in Bangladesh’s garment sector

Economic impacts of Coronavirus-19 on workers in Bangladesh’s garment sector

Laura Boudreau, Rachel Heath, Wahedur Rahman

Boudreau et al Policy brief August 2023_Page_1

International buyers, suppliers’ performance, and workers’ outcomes in the garment sector in Bangladesh: Evidence from the pandemic

Laura Boudreau, Julia Cajal Grossi, Rachel Heath, Rocco Macchiavello

Migrants, information, and working conditions in Bangladeshi garment factories

Laura Boudreau, Rachel Heath

Manufacturing growth and the lives of Bangladeshi women

Rachel Heath, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak

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